European Endowment for Democracy (EED)

3 November, 2015Black Sea NGO Forum, Tiblisi

Bianca Baumler, Outreach & Communications

1. Who are we?

2. Who do we support?

3. How to apply?

Who can we fund?• local actors of democratic change in North Africa, the Middle East, the Eastern Partnership countries and beyond (in and around the EU Neighbourhood)

• Individuals

• Non-registered groups

Where we work

Who are we?

• Donor organisation

• Demand driven – you know best

• Flexible: private non-profit not bound by EU financial

regulations (PRAG)

• EU initiative to “add value” to existing EU democracy

support – coordinate with other donors in Brussels & beyond

Our TeamEED secretariat: 17 staff members (over 10 nationalities)

Executive Committee: 7 members

EED Executive Committee

EED

Country consultants

EU & Member States, including embassies

Applicant References

Other Democracy

support organisations

Personal professional

contactsLocal Civil Society

EED network

EED

Your “Requests for Support”: 1. Space for freedom of expression

2. Capacity of political actors and movements

3. Civic participation / political participation of citizens

4. Supporting pro-democracy groups & activists in hostile environments

5. Emergency support in times of crisis

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Start-up which provides alternative news on Azerbaijan through TV & text reports and debates on political & social life.

1) Space for freedom of expression

The centre works across Armenia to increase women’s civic engagement & participation in politics.

2) Political actors & movements

Connecting Citizens with their MPs

Website for citizens to ask questions to their parliamentarians (MPs)– in text, audio &/or video.

MPs can then publish their replies for all their constituency to read.

3) Increasing civic participation

“We print underground, at night, and on the west of the city - as the military is active in the east, and bombs calm down at night.”

“We need to get independent information out to people who have no electricity nor access to the web. We need to reach children, to counter the brainwashing of radicalism & violence.”

4) Pro-democracy activists in hostile environments

Syrian Association for Free Media

Kyiv Post

Emergency support in 3 days to protect from cyber attacks, manage surge in web visitors and replace damaged equipment.

5) Emergency support

Requests for EED Support•4 languages: Russian, Arabic, French & English•No deadlines – submit a “request for support” anytime •Simple online application form•Emergency option

What can we fund?Core costs:

• office/running/administrative costs• Bridge funding – between two other funded project periods• Start-up costs

How do we evaluate “Requests for Support”? What is its relevance to the political environment?

What is the applicant’s capacity to deliver? (references past

experience)

What happens once the project has finished? How will activities be continued and developed?

Why are you applying to EED – and not to other donors?

Coaching grantees

•Help develop “request for EED support”

•Help develop applications to other donors, e.g. European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR)

• “Community of practice” to exchange experience

How do we select grantees?

1. EED programme officers check facts, references, make clarifications with applicant etc.

2. EED team discusses each project and decides whether to recommend for funding to the Executive Committee.

3. EED Executive Committee takes final decision (bi-monthly meeting on on-line emergency procedure).

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